We Accept US Post Office
Diversity Award
New Black Heritage Resource Book
and Black Heritage Painting Available
SeacoastNH editor J. Dennis Robinson and historian Valerie Cunningham
pose with Val's giant stamp award from the US Post Office. Newest in the
Black Heritage stamp series, this one features politician Patricia
Roberts Harris. The ceremony was conducted at the newly redesigned
Portsmouth post office.
Portsmouth Mayor Evelyn Sirrell was on hand to say some kind words about
Val and Dennis. Here's the mayor with Valerie and her mom after the
ceremony. Valerie's 25 years of work has led to the Portsmouth Black
Heritage Trail, the Blues Bank Collective, and the African-American
Resource Center.
Pages of the SeacoastNH Black History web site will be viewed up to a
million times this year. Here is the SeacoastNH giant stamp award that
features W.E.B. Dubois. On the left is Harry Figuero, US Postal Office
Diversity Development Specialist. On the right are James Adams, District Manager of NH Post Office, and Patricia Hersey, Portsmouth's Postmaster.
We were especially proud and pleased by the Post Office's choice of
W.E.B. Dubois (1868-1963) as the stamp presented to SeacoastNH. First,
we liked the fact his initials spell the word "web". Secondly and more
seriously, Dubois was a controversial writer, scholar and social
activist -- roles we can respect and hope to emulate.
See some of our
other AWARDS
A few WEB Dubois Links
Africana.com
W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research
Virtual University
"The Souls of Black Folks" in eText
Dubois Papers at U Mass
The African American Journey
Go to SeacoastNH.com Black History section
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